MELBOURNE, Australia, July 21 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Conservationists challenge approval of Whitehaven's Winchester South coal mine The Queensland Land Court will today begin hearing the Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group's challenge to Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South thermal and metallurgical coal mine, proposed for the Bowen Basin. The environment groups will argue the court should recommend no mi  more

TORONTO, Ontario, July 20 -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment issued the following news release: * * * Albertans left in the dark on coal company settlements Environmental organizations, community groups, and concerned individuals call for full transparency from the provincial government * Calgary | Treaty 7 Territory, Homeland of the Metis Nation | July 15, 2025 -- Since the provincial government lifted the moratorium on coal exploration and development on Jan. 15  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Organizations Demand that Minnesota Power Comply with Wastewater Rules At Boswell Plant One Year After Massive Coal-Ash Wastewater Spill * DULUTH, Minn. - Today, Sierra Club, CURE, and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) sent a letter to Minnesota Power demanding that the company address problems associated with storage and management of coal ash wastewater  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) asserts that a strategic focus on household energy upgrades, rather than solely on large-scale power generation, could slash residential energy bills in Australia by up to 90% in many regions. The report, titled "A focus on homes, not power plants, could halve energy bills," argues that such upgrades also offer significant benefits for the broader energy system and climate goa  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- As India accelerates its climate commitments, a new report emphasizes the critical need for a "Just Transition" that ensures an inclusive and equitable shift away from fossil fuels, supporting workers and communities reliant on carbon-intensive sectors. The "Just Transition Financing Ecosystem: Stakeholder Consultation Report," released jointly by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2025-36) on July 21, 2025, entitled "Eliminating Unnecessary IRS Internal Revenue Bulletin Guidance". * * * This notice continues the process of eliminating extraneous and unnecessary Internal Revenue Bulletin (I.R.B.) guidance by identifying and obsoleting 83 I.R.B. guidance documents. SECTION 1. BACKGROUND On January 31, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14192, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregu  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has initiated a procedural schedule for the application (Case No. 2025-00193) filed by East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester, seeking approval to establish a regulatory asset. East Kentucky Power Cooperative's application, submitted on June 27, 2025, asks for authority to recover expenses tied to the "Regional Transmission Expansion Process" and costs related to complying with the Disposal of Coal Combustion Res  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 22 (TNSrep) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Highlights Polis Administration's Continued Progress Toward Climate Goals While Making Colorado Healthier for All * Despite federal challenges, the Polis Administration is continuing to make headway in developing and delivering innovative policies, programs and initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, according to the newly released Greenhouse Gas Pollut  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee's markup of the fiscal 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their diligent work, especially Scott McKee, Anisha Singh, and Adam Wilson. I am opposed to this   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * RIP Bernheim: Kentucky Advocates Hold Funeral for Forest Ahead of Pipeline Buildout * LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sierra Club and partners held a funeral procession Sunday to memorialize the 494-acre wildlife corridor in Bernheim Forest that will be destroyed in Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities' (KU) pipeline buildout. Advocates and community members gathered to eulogize the  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Deterring Illegal Entry and Reentry into the United States Under the Biden Administration, over 10 million unvetted illegal immigrants entered the United States from over 160 countries, including countries on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Furthermore, over 400 i  more

VICTORIA, Australia, July 21 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * Three GFG Alliance Group companies ordered to lodge outstanding annual reports with ASIC Liberty Primary Metals Australia Pty Ltd, Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd and Liberty Bell Bay Pty Ltd, companies in the GFG Alliance Group, have been ordered by the Supreme Court of NSW to lodge outstanding annual reports with ASIC. In June 2025, ASIC took action in the Supreme Court of NSW against  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Recreating Mazon Creek's 300-million-year-old ecosystem A new study from the University of Missouri sheds light on how exceptional fossil preservation at Mazon Creek captured the diversity of life across land, delta and sea. * More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago -- including what is now the Mazon Creek ("muh-ZAHN"  more

PARIS, France, July 22 [Category: Energy] -- The International Energy Agency issued the following commentary: * * * What drives natural gas price volatility in Europe and beyond? Gergely Molnar, Energy Analyst - Natural Gas Carlos Fernandez Alvarez, Senior Energy Analyst * Despite a gradual rebalancing of global natural gas markets, price volatility remains high Natural gas markets suffered an unprecedented crisis in 2022 and 2023 when Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine was followed   more